The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-13
THE INQUEST.
OFFICIALS OF iHl ROAD ON THE
STAND.
Supt. Armstrong, an Eye Witness,
Tells What lie Saw at
the Wreck.
THE WOUNDED BROUGHT INTO
CHArSWORtH.
Hospitals Improvised and Tender,
Loving bands administer
to Their Wants.
TORN AND BLEEDING HUMAN
BEINGS SUFFERING.
They Cry and Moan With Agony
While the Gaping Wounds
Are Bound.
A YOUNG WOMAN LOSES HER
AfFlANCED.
She Sees Hin Die In Great Agony,
and Becomes . kaving
Maniac.
SENSATIONAL FEATURES As To
THE CAUSE.
some Facts Learned which Show II
to Have Been due 10
Robbers.
SOME PECULIARLY SAD Incl.
DENis KEJIIED.
A Full and Revised List Of the
Dead and the
W0uLded.
SENSATIONAL FEATURES As To
The CAUSE.
some Facts Learned which Show II
to Have Been due TO
Robbers.
some PECULIARLY SAD Incl.
DENIS Relied.
A Full and Revised List Of the
Dead and the
Wounded.

CHICAGO, ILL, Augus, IA Times
special fr.m Forest, Ills, says: The
coroner's inquest, which begun last
night, was held on the top floor of the
public school hou'e. There were pres.
ent only the coroner, the jury, Presi-
dent Lsonsrd, Of the Toledo, Peoria
and Western railroad, Superintendent,
+ N. Armstrong, Of the seine road,
Master OF Bridges Msrkley, Justice Of
the Peace Esles, and several reporters
for the Chicago and Peoria papers.
The fret witness called was
suPRRISTKsDESr ARstTRoxo,
He testified that he was on the fi,ed
train, which consisted 4 six sleeping
care, two chair cars, FIVE passenger
coaches, one speclal car and one bag
gage car drawn by engine No. l3
Ecginser Z. McOlint ock. Fireman
Appl'green, and engine Nc. 81, en-.
gineet Ell Sutherland. Engine No. Is
was next to the baggage car. The
fremsn's name Of engine M. 2l the
witness did not recolltct. His car wss
next 10 the baggage car. The train
left Ohsisworth about ll:45 O'Clock
"Wednesday night. After leaving be
went into hi' own CT and sat there
br three or four minutes, when he
felt a: fearful ehock 10 the tIain. The
next inst int the car p1sed over the
burning bridge. He was thrown out
OF one Of the windows Into q hedee
near tbs Tisht OF way. Toe steam was
blowing of from one oi this eDgiuse
and the hot waftr was burning i'm.
He got up and ssw Train ID spatcher
T. A. P.rker, Of Peoria, and hrs wife
caught In the blggege caI The wit
meas got the msn loose, hut could not
get the woman out. She wa fe.
lefsed later, however. Mrs. G uld
and dau. htsr, wiis Of the. auditor
OF the road. were occupying
4 stateroom Ia the special
car. He went 10 their asslstancs and
found them Il jured. He then asked
one OF the bremen where the front
engine was and was tod that tbs en
gineer, Sutherland, he'd gone to Oil.
man for help. The engine came In
aoout three. qnsIters Of an hour with
doctors. Toe wOuoded we're taken
out Of tn, wreck where possible aod
seat 10 ChAtswofih and Piper City,
while ell the dead were scot 10 CHATS.
worth, that being the county seat.
The bridge was only partly dem 1lished
when the witnebs fret saw ", the
btringers al both ends having eone
down. Dirt aud brush were thrown
on The flames. The engine set fire. 10
10 biGg, and only one car aod Pail
man sleeper were burned. The wit.
meas met the section foreman , ear the
wreck, after the occurrence, and the
latter eAid that bo vent over the sc.
ton at $3.50 O'Clock Wednesday aud
there was no fire tbere ihsn. TIE
witness had warned him 10 have the
section hsnds 20 over the section after
quutlpg work, fnosipg that the ex.
cufsiob tfain WIS z iiDg over the road
that night. No train wen' over t1e
hiidge after 3 80 O'Clock Wednesday.
TIE witnes' g united the tick " hei 'Ta